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Packing list in Rio de Janeiro

A packing checklist for Rio de Janeiro, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Your CPF number, printed and saved
Criminal record certificates for the last five years, apostilled (from every country you have lived in)
Birth and marriage certificates, apostilled
3x4 cm passport photos (some offices still ask for them)

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type N plug adapters (Brazil's own three-pin standard) (two-pin Type C plugs also fit; voltage is 127V or 220V depending on the city)
Check your electronics run on 127V (Rio's sockets are 127V; most chargers handle it, hairdryers and kettles often don't)

Apps

99 and WhatsApp installed

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit
Insect repellent (dengue is common in the rainy months)
Your yellow fever vaccination record, if you have one (ask a travel clinic whether you need it)
High-factor sun cream

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes
Swimwear, flip-flops and a canga (the canga, a thin sarong, is what everyone sits on at the beach)

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline
Anti-mould bags or a dehumidifier (humidity gets into wardrobes all year)

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